Mr. Ref broke the "no restaurant chain" rule for the GAS Club this month, but we all know that Mr. Ref is nothing if not a rule breaker! I was checking my bank account last night to see if I could find enough cash for a down-payment for my own Chuy's franchise. I think I could eat there every night! Well, at least once a week.
Chuy's converted the old Figlio's (a restaurant with very fond memories for me, Mrs. Ref) space with bright, over-the-top classic Cheech and Chong décor and it is just good fun! While waiting for Mr. Ref to find a parking space, Grandpa and I were invited into the bar by a young worker who was holding a table for us, and showed us the ropes of scooping up 1,000 extra calories at the nacho bar. We had to celebrate with a $4.95 Happy Hour strawberry mango swirl margarita, of course!
The appetizer plate courtesy of Mr. Ref had a sample of a smoky, delicious fajita quesadilla that really whet my appetite for more. I ordered the steak burrito, because I really wanted to try the green sauce. Our energetic, efficient, friendly server warned me it would be too hot, but I was feeling Macho after my strawberry mango swirl margarita and went for it! Delicious taste, but really, it was just too hot to fully enjoy. I managed to eat the rest of it for lunch the next day using only about a half a box of Kleenex, so I guess the spicy evaporates a bit overnight.
Can't wait to go back and try the fajita's or maybe just the fajita quesadilla. A bright gem on the plaza with the family friendly prices, friendly servers. If you like Tex Mex--you gotta try it!
Final Score 4.5 of 5 (If we hadn't all been squeezed together at tiny tables, it would have been a 5!)
Welcome to our blog! We are a Kansas City family who devotes the first Thursday of each month to trying a new restaurant. Follow along as we travel the Kansas City area in search of delicious new ethnic fare, trendy eats and comfort food. We will share our interesting finds and good laughs along the way.
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